Here are the great first lines of short stories featured in the anthology "The Brave New World of Goa Writing & Art 2025." That evening, Jani was asleep in the hollow Grace leftbehind...By Selma Carvalh in Jani is Asleep A good match is what you call a girl with a large dowry anda tolerable education...By Jose da Silva Coelho as translated from the Portuguese by Paul Melo e Castro in Senhor Pantaleao's Electoral Campaign I left in the middle of bullets coughing and bombs screaming...By Venita Coelho in The Crossing
It's a beautiful June morning. One of those mornings whenthe sky is neither white nor blue...By Nathanial D'Costa in Snapper The rains had passed, the earth no longer drank but letthe water fester in shallow pools...By Nilanker Das in The Shawarma Conspiracy Does misogyny have an origin, or is it ingrained inpeople’s DNA, he often wonders...By Nilanker Das in Summer of Love in Aldona Caitu and Piedade reclined in cane chairs on the balcão,helping Bostiao finish his fresh supply of urrack.By Jessica Faleiro in Bostiao Makes a Change At the corner where the lane comes down from theChapel of Santa Anna and joins the main road beforeit sweeps around the hill, stands a 200-year-old banyantree. By Aniruddha Sen Gupta in Forsu's Dogs No sooner had he reached home, Dumingo took thespade swung across his shoulder and placed it in a quietcorner. By Menino Almeida as translated from the Konkani by Glenis Mendonca in Dumingo's Fields In a tiny clearing in the middle of the park, hidden by a bendin the path, Peter d’Almeida watched Deepak dance alone. By Steve R E Pereira in Another Zoo Story I was sipping wine and about to start on a plate of oysterson the half-shell when the glamorous Patricia walked bymy table...By Victor Rangel-Ribeiro in Rescuing Patricia It was rather fortunate for the security of our nation thatthe CIA and its covert partners knew nothing of theexistence of Alwyn Miranda..By Manohar Shetty in Apple Pie Edited by Selma Carvalho, published by Cinnamon TealAvailable At Dogears Bookstore MargaoOr order online at https://www.thedogearsbookshop.com/?v=7885444af42e All best wishes,Selma Selma CarvalhoAuthor of "Sisterhood of Swans" and "Notes on a Marriage" both published by Speaking Tiger, India. -- *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Goa Book Club" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/1824858872.4736380.1762240880030%40mail.yahoo.com.
